Royal Rambler (IRE)
Royal Rambler is 1 from 8 on turf, the win coming in the Class 4 Fitzdares Telephone & Text Betting National Hunt Maiden Hurdle at Chepstow over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Feb 2025. He has four places from eight starts overall. Typically held up, he finished 11 of 15 in the Class 2 Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle at Windsor in Jan 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 130.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=8 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 137
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 118C | 111 | 3 runs · 118 / 113 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 137B | 119 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 111B | 104.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 137B | 118 | 3 runs · 137 / 118 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 8 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,558 | 213 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,452 | 318 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 991 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,220 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,794 | 399 | 14.3% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,535 | 171 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Pimlico Point (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Pimlico Point (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pimlico Point (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 2m3½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Magic Pal (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burke | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Jan 26+22d | Windsor | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - improved into mid-division after the 6th - nudged into contention before 3 out - dropped away nearing the second-last | 11/15 | ¾ | 11-0 | 130 | 118C | 112C | Gavin Sheehan | 10/3J |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+28d | Chepstow | Join Coral 'Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - awkward jump 6th - moved through nicely 3 out - went to front soon after - challenged approaching final flight - shaded out of it late | 2/10 | ¾ | 10-12 | 126 | 137B | 142A | Gavin Sheehan | 11/4F |
| 29 Nov 25+14d | Newbury | 'Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace in midfield early - moved up to third - took second spot after 4 out - driven for effort approaching 2 out - lost ground before the last and beaten well into 6th | 6/15 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 127 | 96B | 124A | Jonathan Burke | 12/1 |
| 15 Nov 25+245d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group - hit a hurdle in third - dropped back 3 out after another mistake - pushed along 2 out but couldn't close - stayed on for fifth | 5/10 | 8½ | 11-3 | 127 | 113C | 125A | Jonathan Burke | 17/2 |
| 15 Mar 25+34d | Uttoxeter | JenningsBet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Prominent in the pack early - advanced to challenge for 4th after 5th - progress into contention before 3 out - up with the pace-setter approaching 2 out - broke away in tandem with the winner before the last but unable to match that rival and beaten three quarters of a length | 2/9 | ¾ | 11-8 | 116 | 101B | 149B | Jonathan Burke | 13/2 |
| 09 Feb 25+29d | Chepstow | Fitzdares Telephone & Text Betting 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - clumsy over the first - made ground before the 4th and hit that one too - found extra 2 out - went to the front but blundered at the last - drifted right and was overtaken close home - rallied to regain command near the line | 1/14 | 11-6 | — | 111B | 126A | Jonathan Burke | 6/1 | |
| 11 Jan 25+37d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - improved into contention before the 5th but lost that momentum before 2 out - dropped away late to finish sixth | 6/10 | 1 | 11-6 | — | 108C | 110C | Tom Bellamy | 8/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 24 | Leicester | Weatherbys Stallion Book 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards back of the pack - jumped awkwardly around 5th - improved into second spot before 2 out - pressed for effort before the last - no answer to winner up the run-in - edged out of second close home | 3/9 | 1 | 11-4 | — | — | 123A | James Best | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Rambler won?
- Royal Rambler (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Rambler?
- Royal Rambler (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 January 2026.
- Who is Royal Rambler's sire?
- Royal Rambler (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Royale Flag (FR), whose sire is Nickname.
- What going does Royal Rambler prefer?
- Royal Rambler (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Rambler's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 18 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Royal Rambler's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Rambler's siblings?
- Out of Royale Flag (FR), Royal Rambler (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pimlico Point (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Pimlico Point (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.